Door-holder.



E. W. WOOLLEY DOOR HOLDER.

I APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1910 1,089,891 Y Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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W. WOOLLEY.

DOOR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1910 1,089,891 Patented Mar. I0, 1914.

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E. W. WOOLLEY.

DOOR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. '1. mm

1,089,891 Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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Q3) Lbmeoaco EDWARD W. WOOLLEY, OF JElBSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

DOOR HOLIDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Application filed August 6, 1910. Serial No. 575,886.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD WV. Woorlbnr, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Door- Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a door holder, and has for its object such adevice in which the mechanism is covered by the shell there of, so thatit can not injure a user and also that the moving elements thereof cannot be tampered with.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a top plan view of themale member of the inventlon attached to a door, Fig. 2 shows a sectionof the male member on the line 2, 2, of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 represents abottom plan view of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 1s a top plan View of the femalemember of the invention extending from a wall, Fig. 5 represents a topplan view of Fig. 4, Fig. 6 shows a section of Fig. 4 on the line 6, 6,and the male me mber locked'therewith, Fig. 7 shows a side elevation ofa modification of the invention with the members thereof in their lockedposition, Fig. 8 represents a top plan -view of Fig. 7 with a iortion ofthe female member broken away, fig. 9 shows a partial section ofFig. 8,as on the line 9, 9, Fig. 10 shows a front view of the modified malemember, Fig. 11 represents a section of the modified female member as onthe line 9, 9, of Fig.

1 fied form of the invention is shown to comprise a male member and afemale mem- 8, Fig. 12 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 11, Fig. 13 show asection as on the line 13, 13, of Fig. 11, and Fig. 14 represents a topplan view of 11. DY

Referring to igs. 1 to 6, the invention is shown to comprise the malemember 20 and the female member 40. The male member consists of a hollowknob 21 from which extends the neck 22 with the opening 23. A foot 24having the openings 25 for the screws 26 extends from the neck 22. Theknob 21 has a cylindrical opening 27 with converging ends 28. ,Theopening 27 connects with the openin 23. Spherical latches 35 are locatedin the opening 27 and are forced into the ends 28 by means of the spring36. A wooden plug 37 is'forced into the opening 23 to maintain thespring inplace. The

latches 35 are of a diameter so that their centers will always bemaintained w thin the outer perimeter of the knob. A cushion 38 of r abuffer.

flexible material is secured in and projects from the face or crown ofthe knob'and constitutes a buffer for the holder.

The female member 40 comprises the bulged shaped cup 41 with thereinforced edge 42, neck 43 and foot 44 having the openings 47 for thescrews 48. The male member is connected to a door 45 and the femalemember is fastened to a wall 46. It being understood that the locationof the members may be reversed.

To use the invention the male member 20 is fastened to its door with thelongitudinal axis of the opening 27 in a vertical position, so that thespherical latches 35 come top and bottom. When the members are forced tolock with each other, the edge 42 of the female member will force thelatches enough within the knob, so that the latter can enter the cup 41,and as soon as the spherical latches pass said edge 42, the spring 36will again force them to their normal positions .and lock them with theedge 42 of the cup,

keeping the door locked with the wall. When the male member is lookingitself with the female member the cushion 38 comes in contact with thebottom of the cup 41, provents noise and performs the functions ofShould it be desired to unlock the door from the wall, a 1111 exerted onthe door will again force tie spherical latches 35 into the opening 27and unlock the female i member 40 from the male member 20.

Referring now to Figs. 7 to 14, the modiber 83. The male member 60comprises a knob 61 from which extends the neck 62 with the opening 63.A foot 64 having the :openings 65 for the screws 66 extends from jtheneck 62. 1 cylindrical cavity 70, shouldered at 71. Beyond the shouldersare formed partial cy- The knob 61 has a vertical lindrical end openings72 with the flat sides 73. The cavity connects with the opening 63.Partially cylindrical latches 74 with flat rear faces 75 and chamferedfront faces 76, have formed therewith the flanges 77 at their inner endsand are located in the openings 72 with the flanges 77 in the opening70, and the flat faces 75 hearing against the flat sides 73. A spring 80is located in the cylindrical opening 70 and bears against the inneraccompanying faces of the latches 74.

. A wooden plug 81 is forced into the opening 63 to maintain the spring80 in place. A cushion 82 of flexible material is secured into andprojects from the face of the knob 61. The female member 83 comprisesthe cup 84 with the inwardly extending flange 85 having thediametrically opposite openings 86, 87, and the operating lugs 88extending from the outer surface of the cup, one being niirked with theletter D and the other with the letter U. A hollow neck 89 having theflan lugs 90, 91, and the notch 102, extends from said cup 84:. Asupport for said neck 89 is shown with the foot 92 having the openings93 for the screws 94. A hollow barrel 95 extends from the foot 92, andat its upper end has formed a groove 96 with the top wall 97. Openings98 and 99 some what larger than the flange lugs 90 and 91 are formed inthe top wall 97 of the said support. To assemble the parts of the femalemember the neck 89 is located within the hollow barrel 95, the flangelugs 90, 91 entering the openings 98, 99, after which the cup 84 isturned so that the lugs 90, 91 enter the groove 96. The locations of thelugs 90, 91 and openings 98, 99 when in their normal positions are shownin Figs. 12 and 13. A spring 100 connects the cup 84: with the foot 92.Stop pins 105 and 106 extend jss into the groove 96 of the barrel 95 ofthe support, on opposite sides of the diametrical line extending throughthe openings 98, 99, the pin 105 being adjacent to the opening 98, andthe pin 106 being about 4:5.degrees from the opening 98. These pinsconstitute stops to control the movement of the cup 84: of the femalemember 83, and prevent the lugs 90, 91 coming in line with theopenings98, 99 when the parts of the female member have been assembled therebypreventing the disengagement of the members 60 and 83.

The pins 105 and 106 are located in place after the flange lugs 90, 91are properly located in the groove 96.

To operate the modified form of the invention the operator bears down onthe operating lug marked D in the direction of the arrows in Figs. 7, 12and 1 1-, or pushes up the operating lug marked U, until the latches 74register with the openings 86, 87, which requires a rotation of aboutforty five degrees of the cup 84-, when the members of the door holdermay be pulled apart and with it the door may be swung from the wall. Thecup 84 when turning, moves until the lug 90 strikes thepin 105, whentheopenings 86 87 are in line with the latches 74. hen the said cup isreleased it will move in an opposite direction until the lug 91 bearsagainst the pin 106. As soon as the members 60 and 83 are separated thetension of the spring 100 returns the member 83 to its normal position.To lock the members 60 and 83 they are simply pushed together byswingingthe door to which one of the the tension of the spring until the knob 61enters the cup 84:, the cushion 82 hearing against the inner surface ofsaid cup prefventingmoise when the members of the holder come together.When the members are locked, the flat rear faces 75 of the latches 74bear against the inner faces of the flange securely locking the memberstogether and preventing their detachment, unless the cup Slis turned sothat the latches 7st register with the openings 86, 87.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim is:

1. In a holder the combination of a knob shaped male member having anopening thcrethrough, latches located in the opposite ends of saidopening, a spring hearing be tween said latches and a bulged shaped'cupfemale member coacting with said male member.

2. In a holder the combination of a knob shaped male member, having anopening with converging ends, latches located in said opening andextending through said converging ends, a spring located in said opening and bearing between said latches and a bulged shaped cup femalemember c'oacting with said male member.

3. In a holder the combination of a male member, a pair of latchessupported in said member, a spring bearing between the inner faces otthelatches, a cup shaped female member having a pair of openings that register with said latches in one position of said female, member, means toturn the female member to cause said openings to register with saidlatches and automatic means to return the same to its normal position.

4. In a holder the combination of a male member, a pair of latchessupported in said member, means to maintain said latches in their normalpositions, a movable female member comprising a cup, having a pair ofopenings that register with said latches in one position of the femalemember, a neck extending from t-liecup, flange lugs extending from theneck, a barrel having a groove supporting said neck, the said grooveregistering with the flange lugs of said neck, and a spring connectedbetween the cup and the barrel.

5. In a holder the combination of a male member, a buffer extending fromsaid member, a pair of vertical latches supported in the member, meansto maintain said latches in their normal extended locations, a femalemember comprising a cup, a flange on the cup having a pair of openingsadapted to register withthe latches in one position of the cup, 21supportfor the cup to turn on, a spring connected between the cup andsupport adapted to maintain the cup with the openings out of registerwith the latehes and means to eontrol tl t amount of rotation ot theenp.

( in a holder the eombinat'ion ot a male member comprising a knob, apair of spring aetnated latehes located in a vertieal cavity in saidknob, a t'emale member eomprising a rotatable enp having a pair ofopenings to register with said latehes in one position of said eup, stoppins to control the movement of said (:up. a support for said enp and aspring connected up between the enp and its' snpport to return theformer to its normal position, \vith the openings out of register withthe latehes.

T. In a holder the eombination of a male member a pair of latehes insaid member, means to maintain said latehes in their normal outwardpositions. a female member having a pair of openings to register withsaid latehes in one position ot the female member, a neek formed in thefemale .member, a log extending from said neelc, a, barrel to supportsaid neeli, a groove formed in the neek engaging said lug, a pair ofstop pins in said groove in the path of said lug to eontrol the amountof movement of said 'l'emale member.

l l t l barrel supporting said neelc. a groove 3. Tn a holder theeombination ot a male member eompri ing a tomb having a eavity. a pairot latches extending from said rarity, a spring bearing betvveen saidlatehes to normalty maintain them in their separated loeation. a enpshaped l'emale member. an in- \vardly extending tlange with a pair ofopenings t'ormed with the female member said openings registering withsaid latehes in one position ol the female member. a hollow neek t'ormedwith the female member, a pair o't flange lugs extending lrom saidneelc, a formed in the barrel registering with said llange lfigs. a pairoi" stop pins in said groove to limit; the movement of one of saidllange lngs. a pair ol operating lngs extending from the female memberand a spring in said neel; eonneeted between the enp ol the temalemembe' and said barrel.

Signed atv Jersey (litgv in the eonnty ot ll ndson and State of NewJersey this 4th day ot .\ngnst A. 1). W10.

\Yitnesses:

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